All NHL game summaries from December 30, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (20-12-4) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (12-16-7) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Anders Hedberg 14 (Ulf Nilsson, Pat Hickey), 3:05 |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 9 (Ron Greschner), 6:42 | |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 13 (Pat Hickey, Mario Marois), 7:10 | |
| CHI, | Doug Wilson 2 (Stan Mikita, J.P. Bordeleau), 15:46 - PP | |
| 2: | CHI, | John Marks 13 (Stan Mikita, Ivan Boldirev), 2:33 - PP |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 19 (Ulf Nilsson, Carol Vadnais), 3:59 - PP | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 15 (Ulf Nilsson), 8:10 | |
| CHI, | Bob Murray 8 (Stan Mikita, Doug Wilson), 17:54 - PP | |
| 3: | CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 15 (Ted Bulley), 16:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Grant Mulvey, CHI [Holding] 9:46 |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 14:55 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 18:55 | |
| 2: | Darcy Rota, CHI [Fighting] 1:51 |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 1:51 | |
| Doug Wilson, CHI [Holding] 3:25 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Charging] 6:00 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Kneeing] 17:17 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:47 | |
| 3: | Dave Logan, CHI [Holding] 2:16 |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Fighting] 3:33 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Fighting] 3:33 | |
| Doug Wilson, CHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 7:17 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 7:17 | |
| Darcy Rota, CHI [Fighting] 11:55 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Fighting, Misconduct] 11:55 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 12:08 |
Penalty time: NYR: 46 minutes
CHI: 28 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11- 9-12-32
CHI: 15-10-10-35
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 10-5-2)
CHI: Mike Veisor (L, 2-4-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 12,889
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-18-3) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (7-24-6) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | COL, | Wilf Paiement 10 (John Van Boxmeer, Rey Comeau), 14:36 |
| COL, | Randy Pierce 7 (Joe Contini), 15:55 | |
| 2: | COL, | Ralph Klassen 4 (Wilf Paiement, Barry Beck), :58 |
| COL, | Paul Gardner 15 (Mike Christie, Joe Contini), 8:06 - PP | |
| MIN, | J.P. Parise 11 (Al MacAdam, Jean Potvin), 12:07 | |
| 3: | COL, | Jack Valiquette 12 (Wilf Paiement), :17 |
| COL, | Mike Kitchen 1 (Paul Gardner, Randy Pierce), 1:33 | |
| COL, | Jack Valiquette 13 (Barry Beck, Wilf Paiement), 3:11 - PP | |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 11 (Al MacAdam, Jean Potvin), 15:30 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Van Boxmeer, COL [Hi-sticking] 3:00 |
| Tim Young, MIN [Hi-sticking] 3:00 | |
| Jack Valiquette, COL [Holding] 9:46 | |
| Jean Potvin, MIN [Tripping] 17:06 | |
| 2: | Steve Payne, MIN [Hooking] 2:06 |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Holding] 7:50 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Hooking] 10:04 | |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Game misconduct] 13:27 | |
| Mike Christie, COL [Roughing, Fighting] 13:27 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Roughing, Fighting] 13:27 | |
| 3: | Greg Smith, MIN [Delay of game] 1:33 |
| Don Awrey, COL [Tripping] 9:58 | |
| Don Awrey, COL [Interference] 15:01 |
Penalty time: MIN: 27 minutes
COL: 17 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Jackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 19 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6-17-11-34
COL: 7- 5- 7-19
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 11-11-1)
COL: Michel Plasse (W, 3-13-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Don Koharski
Attendance: 8,103
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (13-21-3) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles Kings (14-15-6) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 25 (Brian Glennie), 11:19 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 26 (Tom Williams, Randy Manery), 19:36 | |
| 3: | LA , | Glenn Goldup 10 (Steve Jensen, Vic Venasky), 5:39 |
| LA , | Steve Jensen 10 (Vic Venasky), 8:16 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Holding] 13:41 |
| Murray Wilson, LA [Interference] 14:45 | |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Interference] 15:53 | |
| 2: | Lars Lindgren, VAN [Holding] 17:31 |
| 3: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Cross checking, Roughing] 13:03 |
| Mark Heaslip, LA [Game misconduct] 13:03 | |
| Rob Palmer, LA [Roughing] 13:03 |
Penalty time: VAN: 10 minutes
LA : 14 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 13 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 13 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6- 4- 3-13
LA : 13-11-15-39
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 9-10-2)
LA : Mario Lessard (W, 5-4-5)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 10,317
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (23-6-7) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (26-6-5) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Brian Engblom 1 (Doug Risebrough), 14:25 |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 4, 14:45 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 25 (Yvon Lambert, Pierre Mondou), 5:41 - PP |
| MTL, | Rick Chartraw 4 (Bob Gainey, Brian Engblom), 7:19 | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 9 (Doug Jarvis, Rick Chartraw), 7:37 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 15 (Mario Tremblay, Rejean Houle), 9:09 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 22 (Terry O'Reilly), 15:14 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Secord, BOS [Roughing] 0:26 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 0:26 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Hooking] 0:41 | |
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Interference] 3:23 |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Holding] 8:34 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Cross checking] 15:25 | |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Slashing] 18:24 | |
| 3: | Gary Doak, BOS [Holding] 5:33 |
Penalty time: BOS: 8 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9- 6-11-26
MTL: 8-10-12-30
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 12-1-4)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 16-3-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 18,001
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (19-16-3) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (24-4-7) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 7 (John Tonelli, Billy Harris), 4:04 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 29 (Stefan Persson), 8:20 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 27 (Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies), 17:49 - PP |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 30 (Clark Gillies), 18:12 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 17 (Eric Vail), 10:58 - PP |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 18 (Gene Carr, Bobby Lalonde), 14:12 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Kea, ATL [Tripping] 6:11 |
| 2: | Greg Fox, ATL [Cross checking] 1:04 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Tripping] 4:16 | |
| Bench penalty, NYI [Too many men on the ice] 9:04 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Fighting] 11:27 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing, Fighting] 11:27 | |
| Jean Pronovost, ATL [Interference] 17:40 | |
| 3: | Bob Bourne, NYI [Interference] 9:58 |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 13:16 | |
| Gene Carr, ATL [Hooking] 19:56 |
Penalty time: ATL: 15 minutes
NYI: 13 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Richie Hansen | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 3-13-14-30
NYI: 13-12- 8-33
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 19-13-2),
Yves Belanger NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 13-1-6) Referee: Dave Newell Referee: Frank Udvari Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle Attendance: 14,995
Yves Belanger NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 13-1-6) Referee: Dave Newell Referee: Frank Udvari Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle Attendance: 14,995
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (8-19-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (14-15-7) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 5 (Bill Lochead, Rob Plumb), 6:20 |
| PIT, | Rod Schutt 10 (Randy Carlyle, Ron Stackhouse), 17:17 - PP | |
| 2: | PIT, | Randy Carlyle 5 (Rod Schutt, Peter Lee), 12:45 |
| 3: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 8 (Ross Lonsberry, Orest Kindrachuk), 6:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hi-sticking] 2:30 |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hi-sticking] 2:30 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Interference] 10:32 | |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 14:53 | |
| Vaclav Nedomansky, DET [Tripping] 17:04 | |
| 2: | Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 3:33 |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 9:04 | |
| 3: | John Hilworth, DET [Delay of game] 10:18 |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Slashing] 18:11 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
PIT: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Plumb | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 7-12-28
PIT: 9-12-13-34
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 5-14-8)
PIT: Greg Millen (W, 7-4-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Bob Luther
Attendance: 12,910
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (19-13-6) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 St. Louis Blues (8-26-5) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | STL, | Bob Murdoch 3 (Jack Brownschidle, Barry Gibbs), 9:44 |
| STL, | Bob Stewart 3 (Harvey Bennett, Larry Patey), 17:00 | |
| 2: | STL, | Curt Bennett 8 (Harvey Bennett, Larry Patey), 8:45 |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 7 (Bob Kelly, Mel Bridgman), 14:49 | |
| STL, | Jack Brownschidle 4 (Curt Bennett, Harvey Bennett), 18:38 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 10 (Reggie Leach, Frank Bathe), 1:10 |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 16, 2:44 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 16 (Brian Ogilvie), 18:07 | |
| STL, | Larry Patey 5 (Curt Bennett), 19:03 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Unger, STL [Hooking] 12:12 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Fighting] 15:41 | ||
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 15:41 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PHI: 5 minutes
STL: 7 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Yves Preston | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bathe | 38 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 43 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 31 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| Rick Shinske | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 18 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 10-10-11-31
STL: 10-16-12-38
Goalies: PHI: Pete Peeters (L, 1-2-1)
STL: Phil Myre (W, 4-13-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 10,178
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (8-22-7) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (17-16-6) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Ryan Walter 9 (Robert Picard, Blair Stewart), :35 |
| WAS, | Mark Lofthouse 10 (Rolf Edberg), 6:16 | |
| TOR, | Ron Ellis 10 (Walt McKechnie, Dan Maloney), 9:36 - PP | |
| 2: | TOR, | Lorne Stamler 2 (Dave Burrows, Ian Turnbull), 14:02 |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 12 (Ian Turnbull, Pat Boutette), 17:44 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Jimmy Jones 7, 5:09 |
| WAS, | Bob Girard 5 (Rick Green, Mark Lofthouse), 6:50 | |
| TOR, | Pat Boutette 10 (Dave "Tiger" Williams), 7:39 | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 9 (Tom Rowe), 16:38 | |
| WAS, | Rick Green 4 (Dennis Maruk, Guy Charron), 19:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Carroll, WAS [Delay of game] 8:24 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 12:01 | ||
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing] 14:25 | ||
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Roughing] 14:25 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: WAS: 4 minutes
TOR: 4 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 28 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 12- 6-10-28
TOR: 13-11-11-35
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (T, 0-1-3)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (T, 11-10-5)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Swede Knox
Attendance: 16,485
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